General Knowledge Answers (340)

A pointe shoe is worn in: Military parade; Ballet; Rock-climbing; or Horse-racing? Ballet

Named after a German physicist, what is the international (SI) unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second? Hertz (Hz)

The variously-used brandname Trocadero, is from a 19th century European: Battle; King; Weapon; or Chocolate drink? Battle (August 1823, in the French invasion of Spain - named after a fort on the island of Trocadero, in the Bay of Cadiz, Spain)

In maths/logic, the process of using one or more statements/facts to achieve a logical conclusion is known as: Reduction; Deduction; Induction; or Long division? Deduction

Who wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867)? Karl Marx

The original meaning of capital (financial/money) referred to 'caput', head, specifically head of: Company; Table; Cattle; or Steam? Cattle

Known as the Toison d'Or (French), Goldenen Vlies (Germany), and Toisón de Oro (Spain), the historic European supreme award is The Order of the (What ancient authority symbol?) Golden Fleece

The Erythraean Sea, lying between Africa and Asia is more commonly called the (What?) Sea? Red Sea

What (at 2015) is the only major nation of the world which charges income tax on its citizens working overseas? USA

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are collectively known as (What?) religions, referring to their founding biblical character? Abrahamic (Abraham is an acceptable answer, although not technically accurate)

Vande Mataram (I praise thee, Mother) is the national song of which BRIC nation? India(BRIC refers to the major new economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China)

Author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the notion (2000s) that to become truly expert at something a minimum of how many hours practice is required: 1,000; 10,000, 50,000; or a million? 10,000

The surname Sawyer referred to a: Clerk; Cook; Poet; or Wood/stone-worker? Wood/stone-worker (specifically one who saws)

The cabasa, used especially in Latin music, is what sort of instrument: Percusssion; String; Horn/brass; or Woodwind? Percussion (a shaker, orginally an African dried gourd with attached beads, to make a rattle sound - modern instruments tend to be cylinders of corrugated metal with ball-bearing loops)

What modern word for careless writing derives via its Latin meaning, to write? Scribble(from scribillare, ultimately from scribere)

Name the only five nations which (to 2012) have participated at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era (since 1896)? Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain, Switzerland (one point for each)

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